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So, Microsoft's Xbox One has finally landed in South Africa (well, officially tomorrow anyway) after being missing from our shores for almost a year since its international release.

U nlike the Xbox One launch , the One S decoupled the Kinect requirement, reduced the size, switched to the now premium pearl white look, and added both 4K and HDR capabilities to both games and Blu-ray. All of this and Microsoft also reduced the launched price when compared to the original.

The Xbox One S is the console Microsoft should have delivered three years ago, but there's little reason to upgrade if you already own the original box.

The Xbox One S is a slick looking game console that's 40 percent smaller than the original and ditches the infamously gigantic power brick; It can display 4K video from streaming services and Ultra HD Blu-rays, and supports HDR contrast on video and games.

4K, Ultra HD Blu-ray and HDR settings only work with newer TVs, and may require some trial and error; The updated controller feels cheaper than its predecessor; Project Scorpio, the more powerful Xbox One successor, arrives in late 2017.

The Xbox One has something to offer everyone from the hard-core gamer or casual player and everyone in between. Xbox One

Microsoft's next-gen console is a home entertainment powerhouse. Games, movies, music-it's got it all.

Involving gameplay and graphics; Powerful Smart TV features; Wide range of remote control options

Features may be overkill for some; No DVR control

Microsoft has redesigned the Xbox One into a slimmer, sleeker, whiter package. The Xbox One S is the same game system as the original Xbox One at heart, but the $399.99 console adds Ultra HD Blu-ray disc support, pumps up the hard drive to a full 2TB (bundles with 500GB and 1TB drives are available...

Ultra HD Blu-ray playback; Smaller footprint; Increased storage options; Redesigned gamepad features a headset jack

4K video streaming not yet available; Games aren't upconverted to 4K; No Kinect

Three years after the release of the original Xbox One , Microsoft released an updated version of the console, the Xbox One S. It's smaller, it runs quieter, but its most interesting development is its resolution which has been boosted from HD to Ultra HD, aka 4K .

I've been using the Xbox One S for a while now, and it's become clear that Microsoft has a winner on its hands. Not just because the device is better than its predecessor – and less expensive.

Reasonably sized - far smaller than Xbox One; Controller further perfected over Xbox One; Plays all Xbox One games; 4K video output; Ultra HD gaming upscaling

True 4K gaming isn't quite here yet; Kinect needs adapter to connect; Not a replacement for Xbox One (that'll come next year

, not least because Sony, who actually developed Blu-ray, with its PlayStation 4 Pro. The addition wasn't just embarrassing for Sony, who have only...

Superb 4K playback; Decent build quality; It's also a games console; Great price

Noisy and slow in playback; Game controller not ideal remote; Only one HDMI output; No Dolby Vision support; No analogue audio; No display